Difference between revisions of "1871"
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*[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines. | *[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound for [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines. | ||
*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished. | *The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished. | ||
| + | *The brothels of [[Fukagawa]] and [[Shin-Shimabara]] are forced to move into the [[Yoshiwara]]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:29, 7 February 2010
Meiji 4 (明治四年)
Timeline of 1871
- 1871/8/29 Abolition of the han
Other Events of 1871
- Police force formed.
- Sino-Japanese commercial treaty is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other.
- Taiwan Incident of 1871 - a tribute ship from the Miyako Islands bound for Okinawa is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines.
- The hinin, eta, and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
- The brothels of Fukagawa and Shin-Shimabara are forced to move into the Yoshiwara.
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1871 | Following Year 1872 |
